{"product_id":"hester-roon-9781905806461","title":"Hester Roon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFleece Inn\u003c\/em\u003e stood where the three roads joined--to London, to Norwich and to the sea. Its trade was prosperous, its\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehospitality famous and its host, fat Job, was jolly and generous--to his guests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e To his servants Job was cruel and menacing and to Ellie Roon, the most menial servant at the \u003cem\u003eFleece\u003c\/em\u003e, he was a figure of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eterror. Ellie was used to being shouted at and bullied, but when her illegitimate daughter was born--in a rat-ridden attic of the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFleece\u003c\/em\u003e--she decided that Hester must have a different kind of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e And so Hester Roon, equipped with little more than courage and a strong will, began her eventful progress in the harsh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eworld of 18th century England. After fleeing from the inn, she became involved in the London underworld. From there she\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewas to find herself a destiny far beyond her imaginings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLofts, Norah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Norah Lofts was one of the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, known for her authentic application of period detail to all her books. She was a bestselling author on both sides of the Atlantic. She was born in Norfolk and taught English and History at a girls' school before turning to writing full time in 1936. Her passion for old houses and their continuing history sparked off her much-praised Suffolk trilogy, The Town House, The House at Old Vine and The House at Sunset. These were followed by the best-selling The Concubine, The King's Pleasure, a novel about the life of Katharine of Aragon and Eleanor the Queen, a novel about the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Lofts wrote more than 50 books, including historical non-fiction and short stories.","brand":"Tree Of Life Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445368328466,"sku":"9781905806461","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e64bbfbf-307f-4f68-af1f-0485515edb31.jpg?v=1729701254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hester-roon-9781905806461","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}